Windows 7 Codecs

swarfega said:

Sharks codecs are the only ones I use on Win7 mainly because he states that he doesnt change or overwrite any of the existing codecs that come with Windows.

I'm running v. 1.38 on Windows 7 build 7077 and it won't let me remove it. In control panel all I get is "repair." It won't let me install the newer version. So I installed it again selecting Repair. Still only option in Control Panel is Repair... no uninstall.

edit: Ok, brain cramp. I can uninstall by running the installer. Still, it was an unpleasant surprise when I installed the latest version only to be told I now have IE 8 on my system!! Restore pointed that off right away!!

Shark at least put a checkbox. Geez!!

MilesAhead said:

Shark at least put a checkbox. Geez!!

Using the 'builtin' uninstallers is NOT sufficient to deal with the plethora of possibilities my settings applications allow. To properly reset your system to a pre-installation environment it was nessasary for me to disable the 'usual' uninstall methods and force users to uninstall using the imposed methods.

When my products are removed from your system, I assure you, your system is as it was, before we met.

On the Help TAB of the Settings Application is an UNINSTALL BUTTON.
Since the x64 releases is an ADDON to the 32bit release it must be uninstalled BEFORE the 32bit package.

Big Dan: VLC plays movies horribly in W7, with users noticing pixilation, and wrong colors being displayed as such. I personally use Shark's Codec's, and they work great.

There's a misunderstanding. I guess I was one cup short of a coffee. I figured out how to uninstall. The bit about the checkbox was referring to IE8 popping up on my system without even a how do you do. I sure wouldn't authorize it being put on. I have IE disallowed in local security policy. I don't need another IE helper deleting a partition again, so I never ever run IE.

I tried the uninstall from the utilities program after running the program as administator. It didn't work. Don't assume people don't read. It's just a debating trick that's rather poor manners.

To have a default install that puts on unsolicited software is crass. If you want to insist people get your download only from the source, don't put it on a board with software updates like AfterDawn. The default install should tell people if anything other than the base program and libraries needed to run it are going to be put on.

Sorry then. It kind of took me by surprise to see IE 8 pop up. Come to think of it, MS just installed some "AddOn" to Firefox without asking either. That's twice they got me in less than a week. I don't even have Auto Updates or Windows Updates enabled. But I guess if you had somebody write the OS you can bypass all the permissions(so much for all that UAC crap.)

Sorry Shark. I usually don't make assumptions either. Two things happening together can sometimes make it look like the first caused the second. If it's any help afa the uninstall, after getting the message about it must be run as administrator, I closed the utility program, ran it as administrator, and got the same message. I'm using build 7077 so maybe that's a factor.

I know what you mean about the sites. If I try to put my software on some places, they want $250. If I don't want them to put it on, I browse by there one day and all my stuff is up there with half-assed info about what it is. :)

edit: this is really weird. If I try to run IE I get the "blocked by local security policy" or whatever it is, that I set, and it won't come up. But for some reason it popped up after codec install. In default programs it has 3 checks, like .mht files, and it won't let you uncheck them. But if the exe is blocked it's pretty mysterious how it's loading. Must be yet another "undocumented Windows" feature.

edit2: I suspect what happened is Local Security Policy isn't heavy enough because it's likely the current user. I bet because the IE launch was part of the install it therefore had higher privilege(trusted installer or whatever they call it.) I have to make sure to plug that security hole. :)

edit3: It appears disabling IE using the Local Security Policy approach is just about useless since any malware you try to install will have Install privileges that trump those of a local user account. Best to follow the procedure on MS site for removing IE 8